Properties, descriptors & immutability
P28.data-modelling.03 · Audience: guest, it-ml, language-pro · Prerequisites: Dunder methods & the data model
Attributes don't have to be plain slots. A property turns attribute access
into method calls (computed values, validation on set); a descriptor is the
reusable machinery behind properties, letting you factor a validation rule out
of one class and share it across many; and __slots__ trades per-instance
flexibility for memory and a fixed attribute set. Together they are how you make
an object correct by construction.
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Rung 1 — write a validating descriptor
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Rung 2 — __slots__ and a computed property
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